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Annise Parker kicks off her mayoral campaign

February 2, 2009 Anne Linehan

The Chron’s Alan Bernstein does a mini-profile of Houston Controller Annise Parker in preparation for her announcement today that she’s entering the mayoral race: “Houstonians want a mayor who can lead the city through tough

$62 million down the drain…

January 31, 2009 Anne Linehan

…er, drains. Well, except the drains are clogged up: Art was the crowning glory of the city-financed Cotswold Project, a $62 million effort to transform a drab section of downtown Houston into a dazzling destination

Chron editors demonstrate their timeliness

January 30, 2009 Anne Linehan

Two months after the Examiner‘s Michael Reed reported on the fate of Bolsover Street, after the failure of Lamesa’s Sonoma project, the Chronicle‘s editorial board opines thusly: What infuriates and puzzles many locals is that

Least surprising news of the week (updated with a Bob Stein revision!)

January 30, 2009 Anne Linehan

That HPD tried to tweak the city’s questionable red light camera study to produce a more favorable conclusion — one more in line with what MayorWhiteChiefHurtt have been peddling ever since the cameras were first

Chron Froot Loops update, 1/29/09 edition

January 29, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chron.com Froot Loops Bureau posts this update today: A 14-year-old Magnolia girl remains in critical condition today with injuries suffered after she jumped out of her parents’ car and was hit by a vehicle

Chron teen diarist goes back to basics

January 29, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chron‘s teen diarist returns to familiar territory today: From Karl Rove to Bono, everybody’s got advice for the new president. But if Barack Obama is looking for fresh suggestions, light on cynicism and free

Good news and bad news in 2008 crime statistics

January 28, 2009 Kevin Whited

Last week, Chief Hurtt held a press conference to discuss 2008 crime statistics. Most local media outlets only regurgitated his comments, without any detailed reporting on the numbers, but KTRH-740 has helpfully posted a table

KHOU: No property tax break for Ike victims

January 28, 2009 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire reports that Harris County residents whose homes were significantly damaged by Hurricane Ike shouldn’t be expecting any property tax breaks: On the outside, Jim Kaufman’s Nassau Bay home looks like it survived

Former KHOU reporter Faxas singing, acting, hawking Miracle Lid

January 28, 2009 Kevin Whited

Remember former KHOU-11 reporter Eileen Faxas? Chron columnist Ken Hoffman saw her in an informercial recently: So I’m watching Chef Nick use the Miracle Lid to cook pasta with no water, while his sidekick hostess

Mayor White says lease at One Park Place, make Houston better!

January 27, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle seems to have decided there might be a future in watchdog reporting, especially watchdog reporting that involves The Houston Way. Recall that in late December, local reporters Bradley Olson and Carolyn Feibel